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Podcast: Definitively Speaking
Episode: Episode 23: Try a Prescription-Strength App—Talking digital therapeutics with Dr. Nayan Kalnad of Avegen
Description: Doctors’ patient loads keep growing, and reinforcements are nowhere in sight. Could the solution be somewhere in cyberspace? Dr. Nayan Kalnad, CEO and co-founder of Avegen, talks with Justin about how digital therapeutics—healthcare software prescribed independently or alongside a drug—are helping overworked physicians focus on the patients who require face-to-face time while still supporting those with less critical needs through remote education, monitoring, and improved care coordination. Justin and Dr. Kalnad take a look at the challenges facing digital therapeutics and healthcare technology more broadly: How can cutting-edge developers bring risk-averse prescribers and payors on board...